JMM formally expels Sita Soren, Hembron from party for six years

Sita Soren is the eldest daughter-in-law of JMM president Shibu Soren.

A three-term legislator from Jama, Sita resigned from the party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on March 19, alleging she was being sidelined in her parent party and that Kalpana Soren, wife of incarcerated former chief minister Hemant Soren, was being promoted.

The JMM had refused to comment on her resignation at the time.

Dropping its sitting MP Sunil Soren, the BJP has fielded Sita from the Dumka Lok Sabha seat, considered the citadel of the JMM that has been represented by Shibu Soren in the Parliament on eight occasions.

“On March 19, you sent a resignation letter making baseless allegations against senior party leadership. Later, it came to light through various mediums that you have filed a nomination for the Dumka Lok Sabha seat. The two developments show that you made baseless allegations to justify your pre-decided step to contest the Lok Sabha election. Therefore, you are being relieved from all posts, and your primary membership of the party is being suspended for six years,” the letter from Shibu Soren read.